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French bank Societe Generale said it will roll out a restructuring plan this year that will boost revenue, even as it posted a fourth-quarter loss hurt by an accounting charge.

The bank will "streamline and refocus the organisational structure around the core businesses in order to increase revenue and cost synergies," it said in a statement. "The details of this new organisational structure will be established over a period of time," the bank added.

The loss, however, reflects an improvement in investor confidence, as the bank works to distance itself from the sovereign debt crisis, despite weakening growth prospects in Europe.

Societe Generale booked a €686m accounting charge stemming from a rule that requires banks to book a loss if the price of their own debt rises. It is tied to the theoretical cost of buying back its own debt as market prices fluctuate.

The bank also booked a €380m write-down on the futures broker Newedge it jointly owns with French peer Credit Agricole.

Societe Generale said it made a provision for €300m for litigation issues without disclosing further details.

Fourth-quarter revenue fell 15% to €5.13bn, from €6.01bn a year earlier.

The French bank said its core Tier 1 capital ratio — a key measure of its financial strength — stood at 10.7% under Basel 2.5 rules, a more-flexible reading of capital rules that is the precursor to the stricter Basel III regulations.

The bank said it remained confident it would meet its target of a Basel III core Tier 1 capital ratio of between 9% and 9.5% by the end of the year.

The Paris-based lender said it proposed to pay a €0.45 dividend per share, with an option to receive additional shares instead of cash.

Societe Generale is the first major French bank to report fourth-quarter earnings. BNP Paribas, France's largest listed bank, will publish its fourth quarter results on Thursday, while Crédit Agricole will report on Feb. 20.